Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of the Pandemic

What are the best ways for families and business leaders to navigate the current phase of the pandemic? And what might the rest of 2022 bring? Join us as former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams makes a house call to our Wednesdays with Woodward program and shares his expertise and lessons learned from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will explore how our ‟new normal” could look, get updates on vaccines and boosters, and discuss Dr. Adams’ latest work on expanding health equity.

Presented by the Travelers Institute, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the MetroHartford Alliance.

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0:00 Welcome
7:27 – What does the U.S. Surgeon General do?
12:06 – Overcoming public mistrust has been a challenge.
22:15 – We are in a transition phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
25:17 – What is THE most important thing you can do to protect yourself against COVID-19?
27:50 – The United States needs a testing strategy.
32:39 – There is a COVID-19 treatment … if you can get it.
34:38 – Long COVID is “absolutely a real thing, and it’s a scary thing.”
36:45 – Masks are effective!
39:40 – Only 35% of kids aged 5-12 have gotten the vaccine.
48:15 – Obesity and mental health remain the nation’s leading health issues.
55:56 – Two lessons learned as Surgeon General?

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